Thank goodness I found this!! Today I'm doing a shoot with two different guys, and I have no idea where to start. I mean, with a girl all you have to say is "be pretty!" and you have like 3,000 different poses. For a guy, what's a good pose? Here's 21 great basic poses to get you going!

From the Photography Blog of Jasmine Star, an international wedding photographer based in Orange County, California. Jasmine shares tips on how to get more versatile shots by adding unique angles and how anything and everything can be used to gain a little height on your subjects.

In my opinion the most important things mentioned in this article are getting the right kind of memory card so you get the best potential quality your camera has to offer. Using manual settings is also extremely important, if you aren't willing to learn how to use them, you might as well keeping using your point and shoot. Next, learn how to use those focus points!!

Number one thing people look at when meeting someone new - the eyes. Number two thing? Teeth. Figuring out how to whiten these in real life instantaneously would be quite the feat, but I'll settle for this. Thanks for posting!

This actually just happened to me... I went to Walmart to print a few pictures and the guy working at the print center told me they looked professional and that I would need a copyright to get them. I explained that I took the pictures and he hesitantly gave them to me.

I really appreciate them trying to protect photographers, but at the same time anyone can make up a fake letter of consent to get photos printed. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or just an inconvenience.

A before/after comparison of a portrait photo. An excellent example of how editing can enhance a properly exposed and composed photo. While editing can be used to "fix" exposure mistakes, it is best when the photo was taken correctly so the editing will be minimal like in this example.

A set of 17 famous black and white photographs of historical events and figures brought into the world of color. This set includes Lincoln, Einstein, Darwin, and many other important members of our history and culture. The added color gives them life, inviting the public to revisit these everpopular photos.

I love this. Since I am getting married this July, I'm definitely on the other side of things. However, now I can suggest things to my photographer and can also see what she is trying to do even if it feels silly.

So the other day I posted some pretty terrible engagement pictures, but these are far from bad. The composition is perfect, with beautiful exposure and depth of field among other things. The editing is flawless, so subtle that the untrained eye may not even notice. Also, I love her use of black and white, she uses it when appropriate without overusing it.

Courtesy of the Huffington Post. I figure it's the weekend, so I might as well keep the light hearted mood going before this dreaded last week of class. Back to the pictures... Besides the awful poses and awkward people, even the composition is terrible! Bad exposure and in dire need of editing. Yikes!

ahahahahah i don't think editing would bring any of these photos up from embarrassing. however i do particularly like number ten, "the oversmile." i'm bookmarking this reference for my engagement photos for sure.

As a follow-up to my last post, I decided to search for some information on photography copyrights. This is really great! I never thought about it before, but whether or not you have registered for a copyright, if you take a picture it's yours so you basically already have one. It's nice to know you have a right to protect your work without having to register for it somewhere.

As a college student pressed to create several different presentations with very little time, I personally know the frustrations that come with looking for usable photos and finding nothing but watermarks. At the same time, i realize that these pictures I'm so desperate to lift for free are the only way many photographers pay their bills. Looking it this issue from THAT point of view kind of makes me see the sense in watermarks.

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